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noun

Camail n.

(Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.

A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), A hood worn in church services, the amice, or the like.

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Etymology of 'Camail'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Camail" Quotes from Famous Books

... played a smile indicative at once of urbanity and benevolence. He wore on his head a white calotte or headpiece, partially covering his hair, which was naturally black, but now blended with some silver locks; on his shoulders he had a camail, or cape of red velvet, and his long robe reached to his feet. Those who have seen his portrait by Lawrence, though taken ten or eleven years later, will recognize at once the correctness of this description. As he entered the room he moved slowly, with a ...

— Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. • Various

... de Rozieres has found the piece of cloth in question (it was in the camail-carton of Mdlle. Augustine), and I sent it at once last night to Borie, [Victor Borie a publicist and friend of George Sand] who, as Peter was told, does not yet leave to-day. Here we have a little sun and Russian snow. I am glad of this weather for your sake, and imagine you walking ...

— Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician - Volume 1-2, Complete • Frederick Niecks

... 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume. In this form it was larger and heavier, had a vizor (though not always a pivoted vizor like that of the later armet), and was connected with the gorget by a "camail" or mail hood, the head and neck thus being entirely covered. It is always to be recognized by its peaked crown. The word is spelt in various forms, "bassinet," "bascinet," "bacinet," or "basnet." The form "bassinet" is used for ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 - "Banks" to "Bassoon" • Various

Words linked to "Camail" : aventail, hood, basinet